ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Advocates (Marketing and Advertising) Rules
5. What may be contained in an advertisement
Edition: 2014-05-02 · In force
5. What may be contained in an advertisement
(1)An advocate may only provide the following information in an advertisement under these Rules—(a)the identity of the advocate;(b)the identity of the advocate’s firm;(c)the date on which the advocate was admitted to the Roll of Advocates;(d)the address and other contact information of the advocate or the advocate’s firm;(e)the hours of business of the advocate or the advocate’s firm;(f)the language of business used by the advocate or the advocate’s firm;(g)the academic or professional qualifications of the advocate; or(h)any contribution that the advocate or the advocate’s firm may have made to the preparation of a published legal article or a legislative Bill, or any contribution made by the advocate or the advocate’s firm to legal education.(2)An advocate shall not provide the following information in an advertisement under these Rules—(a)the name or the identity of a client of the advocate or the advocate’s firm;(b)a picture of the advocate, the advocate’s partner or partners, or another advocate employed in the advocate’s firm;(c)academic or professional positions held by the advocate before that advocate’s admission to the Roll of Advocates; or(d)a promise by the advocate or the advocate’s firm to achieve a particular outcome for clients or prospective clients of the advocate or the advocate’s firm or that failure to obtain that outcome shall constitute a waiver of the advocate’s or the advocate’s firm’s legal fees.